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Weybridge vs Wells vs Pomfret
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Weybridge | Wells | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 781Lowest |
1,148Highest |
908 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±3 20% above VT |
50.7±5.2Lowest 18% above VT |
53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
| Pomfret and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Pomfret and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wells and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
$84,229±$8k 4% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
$399,200±$144k 26% above VT |
| Weybridge and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,227±$508 about the VT average |
$1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
$1,170±$98Lowest 5% below VT |
| Wells and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,117 21% above VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
$6,722Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100 VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.